New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-05-05
DIVERTING SCHUuL FUNDS.
THE BOARD OF EDUCATION PROTESTS.

DIRECTING TO A BILL. TO GIVE THE CATHOLIC PRO
rEcToRY PUBLIc-scHooL MONEY.
Commissioner III. Walter Webb aroused an excited dis
cusson the Board OF Education yesterday He offered
resolution condemning bill before the Legislature
which provides that money from the school fund be given
70 the Roman Catholic Pro;ectory OF the CITY, Half
dozen members of Board sprang exctedy to their
feet as Clerk McMuln finished reading the RESOLUTION
which as follows
Whereas bill has been ntroduced IN the re
of the State OF New-York facilitate the comnuen 0I
children the Roman Catholic Proecory anu 10 enaue
d hs o. Of Ie e School Fund in
manner degree the common schools OF the cry anu
Resoired That we arc opposed to any scheme or at
tempt to divert the school fund or any portion OF IL 10 tne
support OF any institution In which sectaran dosas 0
Resoired That we demand the unqualified maintenance
of the public school system aud its support by eqai
alton insist that the school fund ana s
Resoired That We request the members OF the State
Legislature 10 oppose and defeat bill MAKING sec
aan ore " of the school nd
Resqicsd That copy of the above preamble ana reso
lntons be sent TO the Speaker OF the Assenp anu n0
members OF the Senate Committee on Literature
Mr. Webb stated that the Catholic Protectory now re-
ceivcs for each child sent to 1t by the o
the city the manner as other hsutu'ons vi e
city, but this bill permits the Protecory to participate
In the common school funds and Is diversion OF the
school money Commissioner o Brien asked II the Pro
tectory by this bill would secure anything more thsn
was given to Protestant schools Mr. Webb said that IL
would Mr. Lummis thought that the Baard mad no rgt
to interfere In 3hs matter OF legisauoni pio'ee'
should come from individuals
spragueThis Board should be especially nue. int IL
saUo funds are pSS aI sect The
Catholic serves 5n1 Ss sembT m Albany
iound the PTOtecofy 70 the legislature
public funds The TS ss Of IS noTs
for gss mSnsy The S S Is
mt ss sS.aq Sl
MI Wood-I believe this attempt to get money IRON
4 "A
this s Beard . bS saS d IN es the
pro- ds ss s for the support q
aSud Ss ssn e TX the BSSS the
not ProecOry and have no over
or ME- Indirect Way IN
Ss netting 9r a ,2 this Si:
Board Boa am S %s FOR several board O hG
Catholic Withdrew from 1t Psca Isr t ae S oS
ss'yf Sos5ns S1 g B@Ocs Catholic
S. S as es Sssn Soss that
make good amsa whe are n morality viii be
needed that the resolution is an insult to the CITY Oh
Mr. Breu-I would vote this resolution thought
o other genomsaon When Board contracted
ssS sr Ss Tet laid over
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Mr. Webb explained that the bill might be passed be-
fore another meeting Of the Board was held MI dumm 6
was taken and the motion was lost by vote OF Twelve 10
I'VE President @nS TaDd WSb
GaggenGeimer Mrs Agnew and Mss Dodge being
against il, and Commissioners Bell, Srary,
UBricn, Lumms and Purdy for laying
over the resolution. motion 10 lay II
on the table made by Mr. OBren lost by the same
vote and point of order raised by Mr. Lummis was
ruled against him by the president MI Cole then pro
posed that the preamble 70 the resolution
should be stricken OUT and resolutions would then
contain nothing who had the interest OF Tue
schooIs at heart could object TO. MT
Webb accepted this and after some iur,
ther discussion the resolutions were adopted
unanimously without the preamble. A., ,,
Miss Dodge presented resolution asking that the sun
jeet of average attendance basis Tor teachers sal
aries be referred to the Committee on Ieachers ins
was DONE TT n uooh
Sixteenth Ward; H. H. Haight, seventeenth Mara;
Joseph Moss, Twentieth Ward, and Gilbert NJ sper'
TWe first